Author(s): Shivani Arya, Dr. Sandhya Gupta, Yumnam Surbala Devi and Dr. Bichitra Nanda Patra

Abstract: India is the second most populous country in the world with a population of 1.236 billion. There are over 434 million children and adolescents in India which is the highest in the world. Such a huge member of the young population is an asset for the country, contributing to the nation's growth and development. Studies have demonstrated that daily activity affects the physical and mental health of humans therefore, from kindergarten to universities worldwide physical education studies or fitness events are held to improve student health and increase their learning efficiency, current evidence also suggests that sport has positive effects on child and adolescent wellbeing when maturity status and training load are managed appropriately.The study compared the status of mood, resilience, and self-confidence of Athlete and Non-athlete students of ninth and eleventh grade from Kendriya Vidyalaya Masjid Moth between the Age group of 14-18 years, the total enrolled population was 205, case matching was done to allocate the subjects in two subgroups- athlete and non-athlete group and the total sample size thus was 164 students. The tools used for the study were the Adolescent Resilience Scale, Brunel Mood Scale, and Self Confidence Inventory. Paired t-test and Wilcoxon signed rank test were computed using STATA 14.0 version (StataCorp, Texas, USA) for statistical analysis. The level of significance was set at p≤ 0.05.The results showed a significant statistical difference in the ‘vigor’ dimension of the subscale of mood and all other dimensions of the subscale of mood, resilience, and self-confidence there was no significant statistical difference between an athlete and non-athlete student.

DOI: 10.33545/27077012.2024.v5.i2c.289

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